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> That "dumb" infrastructure still exists. You can host your own file server, either on your own hardware, or in the cloud. Can you though? I would consider AW
by umvi 5y ago
> That "dumb" infrastructure still exists. You can host your own file server, either on your own hardware, or in the cloud.
Can you though? I would consider AWS "in the cloud" yet they will give you the boot if they disagree with you morally[0]. Same with Cloudflare[1].
So it seems even infrastructure-level cloud offerings are prone to moral arbitration. Hosting on your own hardware is the only option, but even then... I don't see any reason twitter mobs couldn't pressure Comcast or whoever is connecting your hardware to the internet to cut you off.
[0] https://telecoms.com/508138/aws-banning-of-parler-exposes-the-precariousness-of-the-public-cloud/ https://telecoms.com/508138/aws-banning-of-parler-exposes-th...
[1] https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-we-terminated-daily-stormer/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/why-we-terminated-daily-stormer/
- aluminum96 5y ago> they will give you the boot if they disagree with you morally I don't think this is accurate. They pretty much only ban you if you're exposing them to legal liability.
- sieabahlpark 5y ago
- bigtech-1984 5y agoYour best bet is probably to pursue hosting in another country with better freedoms.
- Macha 5y agoThe best you're going to get is different freedoms. Russia might have free speech for nazis, but not for Putin critics, for example.
- omoikane 5y agoYou could also declare yourself to be an independent nation and start a hosting company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HavenCo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HavenCo But this is probably not your best bet.
- judge2020 5y agoComcast already regularly cuts users off for DMCA violations, many of which are supplied automatically by bots watching torrent trackers. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/heres-what-an-actual-six-strikes-copyright-alert-looks-like/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/heres-what-an-ac...